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SBLGNT

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Textual basis

SBL Greek New Testament

Edited by Michael W. Holmes. The project's standardized, publicly inspectable Greek reference edition. It is not presented as retroactive proof that every existing chapter originated from one uniform printed edition.

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John 1

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john.1.j1LightComing

τὸ φῶς ... πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐρχόμενον εἰς τὸν κόσμον

BOUNDARYTRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

What does ‘coming into the world’ modify?

The participle can attach to the light or to every human; word order and Johannine usage allow a real boundary decision.

Why this default

The default treats the light as the one entering the world, keeping ‘every human’ as the object of its enlightening work and giving the sentence one continuous subject.

Evidence

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Project defaultThe true light, which enlightens every human, was coming into the world

Project default · responsible reading

AlternativeThe true light enlightens every person coming into the world

Alternative sense

AlternativeThe genuine light was entering the world and giving light to every human

Meaning unpacked

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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